Toy.



W. H. HULTGREN.

Patented May 22, 1917.

lNVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED sTATEs PATENT antes.

WILLIAM'H. HULTGREN, 0F ROSELLE PARK, NEW JERSEY..

TOY.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HULT- GREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roselle Park, in Union county and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvement in toys and comprises in general a hollow circular box ,or casing which may be made of Wood,.metal, pasteboard, etc. An aperture of the proper size, depending on the size of the toy is provided in the periphery of this box. Carried Within the box is a small cylinder having radially disposed on its periphery and secured thereto a series of pictures on paper, metal or any other desired material. A crank passesthrough the box and through the center of the cylinder, so that when this crank is turned the cylinder will be rotated, carrying with it the series of pictures already mentioned. At one end of the aperture in the casing is provided a plate projecting a short distance into the path of the pictures as they are rotated, this plate being for the purpose of momentarily retarding the pictures in their rotary movement. A similar plate is provided at the opposite end of the aperture, this plate being for the purpose of flexing the members carrying the pictures and causing them to snap by the plate as they are rotated, after which they will be retarded by the first plate mentioned; this retardation being only momentary of course. The pictures on the members secured; to the cylinder are so drawn as to represent different stages in a ballet dance, for instance, or any active picture, and with the apparatus I have above outlined, as the crank is turned the pictures will be rotated by the aperture in the casing in such a Way, due to the plates mentioned, that to one looking at the pictures throu h the aperture in the casing, the pictures Wlll appear to be animated.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this application, and which drawings illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a view showing the casing or box with the cover removed; Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a View to show the position of the parts when the machine is not in use; and Fig. 4: is a view of a member carried Within the casing.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 29, 1916. Serial No. 106,571.

casing or box is designated by the reference numeral 1, being merely a circular pasteboard box, or a circular box of any other suitable material, the object being to provide an inexpensive toy throughout. Carried. within this box is a cylinder, 2, to which is fastened a series of plates of paper or thin sheet metal, or any other suitable material, these plates having a series of pictures drawn on their face. The plates are designated 3. To rotate this cylinder and likewise the plates with the pictures on them I have provided a. crank 4:. This crank is merely held in place by a pin or any other suitable means. A cover 5 is provided for the box. If it be desired to substitute a new set of pictures for the set in the machine it is merely necessary to remove the cover of the box, slip the cylinder oil the crank and slip another'cylinder on with a different series of pictures. All aperture 6 is provided in the periphery of the casing. In order to get the proper effect when rotating the cylinder 2 by the crank 4 it is necessary to provide plates projecting into the path of the members 3; so that as the crank 4 is turned the plates will flex the members 3, and they will snap by the first plate, 7, over and against the plate 6, 'and then on by the plate 8. The effect of such a movement of the plates 3 is to give the appearance of an object in actual motion, that is an animated picture.- I have provided a member 9 which serves the double purpose of protecting the inside of the box 1 from dirt and moisture, and a deflector for the plates 3. This member 9 is carried on the crank 4, is hollow and arc shaped. It is shown in position in Fig. 1 to permit the pictures to be shown, and in position in Fig. 3 to protect the inside of the box from foreign matter and to shut ofl a view of the pictures. One end of the member 9 is partially closed to form the plate 7, thefunction of which has already been pointed out. Another advantageous feature of the member 9 is that when it is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 the plates 3 will be allowed to straighten out and will therefore preserve their elasticity much longer than if the member 9 were always maintained in the position shown in Fig. 1. A

1 handle may be provided as a convenient means to hold the apparatus in the hand, or a small stand could be provided so that the apparatus could be set up on a table.

parting from the .spirit'and scope of my inventlon.

What I c1aimand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. 1n apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow circular casing, a rotatable cylinder within the casing, means to rotate the cylinder, members secured to and radially disposed about said cylinder and rotating therewith, an are shaped hollow member within said casing open at one end and partially closed at the other, the partially closed end projecting into the path of the members secured to the cylinder to momentarily retard each member as it is being rotated.

2. In apparatus ofthe class described, the combination of a hollow circular casing, a rotatable cylinder within the casing, means to rotate the cylinder, members secured to and radially disposed about said cylinderand adapted to rotate therewith, an are shaped hollow member within said hollow casing, through which the members secured to the cylinder pass as they rotate, one end of said are shaped member being partially closed to retard each member secured to the cylinder momentarily as they are being r0- tated, and a member secured to the hollow casing and extending into the path of the members secured to the cylinder, to cause another interruption in the rotation of the members attached to the cylinder.

3. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow casing having an opening in its periphery, a cylinder wlthin the casing, means to rotate the cylinder, members secured to and rotatable with said cylinder, a member within the casing adapted when in one position to cause amomentary retardation in the movement of the members attached to the cylinder, and when in another osition to close up the opening in the perlpheryof the hollow casmg.

combination of a hollow casing havin an opening in its periphery, a cylinder within the casing, means to rotate the cylinder memberssecured to and rotatable with said cylinder, a member within the casing a portion of which projects into the 1 ath of movement of the members attache to the cylinder, the member being adapted to be moved 1nto position to close up the aperture in sa1d casing, and means attached to the caslng and projecting into the path of movement of the members secured to the cylinder, the last. named means and the member within the casing causing the speed of the members attached to the cylinder when being rotated to be varied.

5. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow casing, a cover therefor, a cylinder within the casing and adapted to be removed therefrom, a removable member carried within the casing, the latter forming a means for closin up an aperture in the hollow casing, w en the machine is not in use, flexible members secured to the said cylinder, these members being flexed by the member carried within the casing, when the machine is in use, and permitted to straighten out when the aperture in the casing is closed up by the member Within the casing.

6. In apparatus of the class described, the I combination of a hollow casing, a rotatable cylinder within the casing, means to rotate the c lmder, members secured to said cylinder 1n longitudinal slots, in the cylinder, these members being rotatable with the cylinder, a hollow member within the cas-JO ing, within which the said members rotate, a member secured to said hollow member and projecting into the path of the members secured to the cylinder to cause them to flex and to be momentarily retarded in their movement. I

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses: ERNEST L. GALE,J1'., WALTER C STRANG. 

